Video Production

The following [very long] page lists all the people involved in the production of the various SignLabs videos.

Teaching videos

• BSL video: Haroon R., Mehzabeen I.
• ASL video: Global Deaf Muslim, Mehzabeen I.
• Arabic SL video (yet to be produced): Abu Ilyas & co.

Promotional Videos

Project: Learn to Sign

• Director & Producer: Mehzabeen I.
• Editing & Special Effects: Islamic Studios
• Filming at Islam Expo: Islamic Studios
• Filming at Living Islam: Nihad K.

Starring (in order of appearance):

Signing Promo 1:
{Various performing artists}

• Dawud Wharnsby Ali
• Zain Bhika
• Mecca2Medina
• Khaleel Muhammad
• Mesut Kurtis
• Sound of Reason
• Outlandish

Signing Promo 2:

• Tariq Ramadan (Professor, Oxford Uni)
• Ruhal Ahmed & Shafiq Rasul (Cageprisoners/ Road to Guantanamo)
• Asghar Bukhari (MPACUK)
• Yvonne Ridley (Journalist, Press TV)
• Yusuf Chambers & Abdur Raheem Green (Consultants & Da’ee)

Signing Promo 3:

• Ajmal Masroor (Presenter, Islam Channel)
• Mohammed Ali (Graffiti Artist, Aerosol Arabic)
• Sarah Joseph (Editor, Emel)
• Mohamed Ali (CEO, Islam Channel)
• Hamza Robertson (Perfoming Artist)
• Peter Sanders (Professional Photographer)

Special Thanks to:

• Ruhul A.
• Islam Expo Media team (especially Leena and Yasmin) for Outlandish/Sound of Reason clips.
• Habib Malik (Islamic Relief), Adil & Hajer (Islam Expo Concert Staff) for Khaleel Muhammad, Mesut Kurtis, Zain Bhika, and Mecca2Medina clips.

Comic Strip Promo

• Photography: Ammar W.
• Illustrations: Mehzabeen I.
• Models: ‘Muhammed’: Ibrahim A., ‘Trendy Youths’: Noman M., Mehtan A., Sakir A.
• Editing: Islamic Studios

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Project: Reach Out n’ Sign

Comic Strip Promo

• Photography: Mehzabeen I. & Ibrahim V.
• Illustrations: Mehzabeen I.
• Models: “Saira” – Saimah C. and “Sabine” – a random sister
• Editing: Islamic Studios

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Project: Sign Islam

Comic Strip Promo

• Photography & Illustrations: Mehzabeen I.
• Model: Haroon R.
• Editing: Islamic Studios

Documentary

(still in production)

• Filming and editing: Islamic Studios
• BSL translator & interviewer: Mustafa Ciftci
• Interviewees: Adnan Ahmad, Razwan Tahir, Vickram Rasham, Haroon Rashid
• Thanks to the kind uncle (name unknown) at the Islam Expo, Dome of the Rock stall for invaluable assistance, and sister Yasmin from the Islam Expo Media Team for granting us a space to film.